A “visionary” University of Utah neuroscientist manipulated results and used faked data in his research for years, according to the findings of a federal investigation.
Gian-Stefano Brigidi was highly regarded among neuroscientists for his work on how life experiences change the brain. But a federal office found he manipulated his data.
The U. stated this week that Brigidi no longer works at the school, but declined to comment further on his employment or the findings from investigators. Brigidi, who was widely considered a creative thinker in the study of the brain, was first hired as an assistant professor at the school in January 2021. His tenure there ended in August 2023, a spokesperson confirmed.
“Allegations of misconduct can come through many channels, and as soon as we are aware of an allegation, UC San Diego’s Office of Research Compliance and Integrity begins our inquiry,” a spokesperson for the California school said in an email to The Tribune., Brenda Bloodgood, did not respond to a request for comment. Her lab is renowned for its studies of how experiences shape the neurons of the brain — work that Brigidi was continuing in his position at the U.
The research office’s report states that Brigidi “knowingly or intentionally manipulated” graphs, figures and images in presentations and posters over seven years, from 2015 to 2022.
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